Americans Protest Flock Surveillance Cameras Over ICE Deportation Links
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mikece
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Summary
Americans across the country are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras in protest of the company's license plate reader technology being used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportations. Flock, a $7.5 billion surveillance startup, faces growing public backlash for providing federal authorities access to its nationwide network of license plate readers and databases. While some cities are ending contracts with Flock over its ICE connections, citizens are taking direct action by destroying the cameras.
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Flock is the Atlanta-based surveillance startup valued at $7.5 billion a year ago and a maker of license plate readers
It has faced criticism for allowing federal authorities access to its massive network of nationwide license plate readers and databases at a time when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is increasingly relying on such technology
While some cities are moving to end their contracts with Flock over its links to ICE, others are taking matters into their own hands
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